Princess Gyeongseon

Princess Gyeongseon (慶善公主, dates of birth and death unknown), also known as Princess Consort Gyeongseon (慶善宮主), was a princess of Joseon, the second daughter of King Taejo and Queen Sinui of the Han clan.

Life

She was born as the second daughter of Yi Seong-gye, founder of Joseon, and Queen Sinui.

The year of her birth is unknown. However, during the Wihwado Retreat in 1388, when the Goryeo court attempted to take as hostages the families of the generals who had been dispatched on the Liaodong Expedition, her elder brother Yi Bang-won (later King Taejong) evacuated the families. It is recorded that she, together with her elder sister Princess Gyeongsin, was still young at the time.

His Majesty (King Taejong Yi Bang-won) escorted Queen (王后, Queen Sinui) and Royal Consort Gang (康妃, Queen Sindeok) as they headed toward Dongbuk.

Whether they were mounting or dismounting horses, His Majesty personally assisted them all,

and he himself carried cooked food tied at his waist to offer them.

Princess Gyeongsin (慶愼公主) · Princess Gyeongseon (慶善公主) · Prince Muan of Muan (撫安君) · Prince So-do of Sodo (昭悼君) were all young, yet they also followed along,

so His Majesty held them himself and placed them on horses, and where the road was steep and the water deep, His Majesty also led the horses.

— 《Veritable Records of Taejo》 Vol. 1, General Introduction

In October 1393 (the second year of King Taejo's reign), she was married to Sim Jong (沈倧), the sixth son of Sim Deok-bu, Prince Cheongseong of Cheongseong (靑城伯).¹ Sim Jong was also the younger brother of , father of , queen consort of . Sim Jong conspired with , was discovered, and was exiled to Tosan County (兎山縣) in Yeonan, Hwanghae Province, where he died of illness. They had one daughter, who married Yi Myeong-sin. The tomb of Sim Jong and Princess Gyeongseon is located in Majeong-ri, , .